Dr. NKECHI CALISTER UGWOKE

Lecturer II | LECTURER

Faculty of Communication and Media Studies · Department of Mass Communication

Specialization Film and Multimedia Studies

Office: FCMS Building, Phase 1

Phone: 08064141632

Email: nkechi.ugwoke@fuoye.edu.ng

Biography

Dr. Ugwoke Nkechi Calister is born to the family of late Mr. Anselm Ugwoke of Amogbo, Ibagwa-Ani, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State. She is married to Mr. Onyema Peter Onyishi and have lovely kids together. Dr. Ugwoke Nkechi Calister has a penchant for academics and that has been her inspiration to her unwavering commitment to extensive studies in Mass Communication. After her National Youth Youth Service in Ogun State in 2008, Dr. Ugwoke Nkech Calister was employed with The Market Magazine located in Abuja in 2009, where she practiced as a journalist for three years. While she worked as a journalist, her penchant for teaching led her to pursue her postgraduate studies. First, she obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Education PGDE from University of Abuja, followed by a Masters Degree in Mass Communication and lastly a Doctor of Philosophy Degree PhD all in Mass Communication. During her postgraduate studies in the prestigious Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra State. she was endeared to her lecturers for hard work, resilience , intelligence and research prowess. She has published in referred journals and she has her research interest in film Analysis, Critical Discourse Analysis of Media, and Cultural Studies. She is currently an academic at the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies of Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State.

Research Interests

Film Analysis, Print Media, Political Communication and Cultural Studies.

Professional Qualification

• Doctor of Philosophy Degree PhD - Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka (February 15, 2024)

Awards

• Certificate of Participation, MAss Communication Audit training - Department of Mass Communication, Nnamdi Azikiwe University (24, June, 2015)

Paper Presentation - Local

• Framing Psycho-Social and Conflict Elements of Terrorism in Nigerian News Media (Faculty of Social sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka 2nd edition 2015). - Faculty of Social Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka (5th December, 2015)
• Framing of the 2015 Electoral Campaign Issues by Selected Nigerian Newspapers. (Publisher-The Nigerian Journal of Communication. Journal of the African Council for Communication Education ACCE. Vol. 13. No. 1, June 2016). - African Council for Communication Education ACCE, Calabar (2015)

Undergraduate Project Supervision

• Longe Omofolabora Ayonitemi MAC/2021/1113 - Evaluating the Impact of Nigerian Newspapers Political Cartoons on Readers' Understanding of Political Issues Between 2023-2025 (July, 2026)
• Rapheal, Samuel Oche MAC/2021/1176 - Exploring the Narrative Effects of Diegetic and Non- Digetic Sounds on Selected Nigerian Film Productions. (July 2026)
• Ogunniyi Oluwatimilehin Abidemi MAC/2021/1129 - Utilization of Digital Technologies for Entreprenuership Growth Among University Students South- West Nigeria (July 2026)

Course Teaching

• MAC 408 - Educational Broadcasting (Second semester)
• FMM 206 - Elements of Multimedia Production (Second Semester)